Windows 11 Nears 75% Market Share as Windows 10 Finally Fades
Windows 11 has hit 72.78% global market share in February 2026, jumping sharply from just over 50% in late 2025 as Windows 10's long reign winds down.
Darren Ong Article Archive
All articles published by The Daily Perspective from 28 February to 29 March 2026.
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Darren Ong 
DeepSeek Locks Out Nvidia and AMD, Handing Huawei a Software Edge
DeepSeek has reportedly shut Nvidia and AMD out of early access to its V4 model, giving Huawei and Chinese chipmakers weeks to optimise their hardware first.
Yuki Tamura 
Honor's Robot Phone Moves Closer to Reality, But Questions Remain
Honor has confirmed its Robot Phone will launch in China in late 2026, showcasing a working prototype in Barcelona with a 200MP motorised camera and AI tracking.
Mitchell Tan 
War as a Wager: How Polymarket Turned Iran's Tragedy Into a Trading Floor
Prediction market giant Polymarket has attracted fierce criticism after generating over $529 million in bets on US strikes against Iran, with suspected insiders already flagged for suspicious trades.
Fatima Al-Rashid 
Trump Blacklists Anthropic Over AI Safeguards, Handing Pentagon a Political Minefield
President Trump has ordered all US federal agencies to stop using Anthropic's AI products after the company refused to remove safeguards against autonomous weapons and mass domestic surveillance.
Oliver Pemberton 
Leica Goes Global With Xiaomi-Built Leitzphone at €1,999
Leica and Xiaomi unveiled the Leitzphone at MWC 2026 in Barcelona — the first Leica-branded smartphone sold globally, priced at €1,999.
Mitchell Tan Anker's Soundcore Space 2 Eyes the Budget-Premium Sweet Spot at MWC
Anker has unveiled the Soundcore Space 2 at MWC 2026 in Barcelona, promising improved noise cancellation and 70-hour battery life for $129.99.
Yuki Tamura 
Melbourne Biotech's Living Computer Runs Doom, and the Implications Go Far Beyond Gaming
Melbourne startup Cortical Labs has shown its CL1 biological computer, running on 200,000 living human neurons, playing Doom. The stunt is a commercial signal, not just a science experiment.
Mitchell Tan 
The Prankster Who Crashed San Francisco's Parking System Is Now Building AI's Future at OpenAI
Riley Walz, Silicon Valley's self-styled jester, is bringing his knack for unconventional web experiments to OpenAI's OAI Labs team, tasked with reinventing how people interact with AI.
Zara Mitchell AI Coding Tools Carry Hidden Risks as Claude Flaws Exposed Developer Machines
Check Point researchers uncovered three serious flaws in Claude Code, Anthropic's AI coding assistant, that could allow attackers to remotely execute code and steal API credentials.
Fatima Al-Rashid 
The Machine That Kept the Peace: Sierra Supercomputer's Seven-Year Mission Ends
Sierra, the IBM-built supercomputer that ran classified nuclear simulations for the US government, has been decommissioned after seven years, succeeded by the world's fastest machine, El Capitan.
Marcus Ashbrook The Wristband That Watches Your Blood Pressure All Day and Night
A new wearable blood pressure monitor has cleared regulators in Australia, promising to catch the hypertension that conventional smartwatches miss. The science is promising, but not without caveats.
Helen Cartwright 
Iowa's Repair Battle Puts Deere's Monopoly Model in the Crosshairs
Iowa legislators are pushing right-to-repair laws for farm equipment, threatening John Deere's grip on the repair market — and Australian farmers are watching closely.
Mitchell Tan 
Six-Hour Western Sydney Standoff Ends with Replica Gun Seized at Arndell Park
A man allegedly armed with what turned out to be a replica firearm triggered a major police response in Arndell Park, western Sydney, on Sunday afternoon.
Victoria Crawford 
Seven Decades to a Killing: How Iran's Nuclear Gamble Ended in Ruins
The joint US-Israeli strike that killed Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on 28 February was not a bolt from the blue. It was the culmination of seven decades of grievance, miscalculation, and nuclear brinkmanship.
Oliver Pemberton 
Steven May Hangs Up the Boots After 251 Games and One Unforgettable Flag
Steven May has retired from AFL with immediate effect, ending a 251-game career days before Melbourne's 2026 season begins amid personal difficulties off the field.
Patrick Donnelly 
Canberra Backs US Strikes on Iran as Conflict Reshapes the Region
Australia has thrown its support behind US-Israeli strikes on Iran, with PM Albanese declaring the regime's leader "will not be mourned" as Canberra activates its consular crisis centre.
Yuki Tamura 
Khamenei Killed: America's Firepower Delivers, But Iran's Future Remains Unwritten
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is dead, killed in a joint US-Israeli strike on Tehran. Australia has backed the operation and urged citizens to flee the region as Iran strikes back.
Sophia Vargas 
Hidden Opt-Out Pages and Billions in Losses: The Data Broker Reckoning
US lawmakers estimate $20.9 billion in consumer losses from four data broker breaches, after an investigation exposed firms hiding legally required opt-out tools from search engines.
Fatima Al-Rashid 
NSW Opens Gifted Education to Every Public School Student
NSW is rolling out gifted and high-potential education programmes to all public schools in 2026, backed by $100m in funding and a push for greater equity.
Grace Okonkwo 
Thurston Fires Up Over NRL Rule He Says Punishes Attacking Play
Johnathan Thurston has publicly criticised a key NRL rule as creating a "massive disadvantage" for attacking sides, reigniting debate over the game's ever-shifting rulebook.
Fatima Al-Rashid 
Healy Signs Off in Style With Record 158 at Bellerive Oval
Alyssa Healy scored a historic 158 in her farewell ODI at Hobart's Bellerive Oval, powering Australia to 7-409 and a 185-run win over India.
Fatima Al-Rashid 
Steele's Saint to Demon Switch: A Fresh Start After a 'Noisy' Exit
Jack Steele reflects on St Kilda's aggressive list overhaul, his surprising move to Melbourne, and why he's backing Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera to be the AFL's best.
Mitchell Tan 
Canberra Backs US-Israeli Strikes as Australians Urged to Flee Middle East
Australia has backed US-Israeli strikes on Iran, with PM Albanese urging Australians to leave the region immediately as the Middle East descends into its most volatile crisis in decades.
Yuki Tamura 
Khamenei's Death Divides Australians as Streets Fill With Protesters
Australians took to the streets in celebration and protest after Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in US-Israeli strikes on Iran, exposing deep divisions within the Iranian diaspora.
Rachel Thornbury 
A Regime's End: Khamenei Killed, Iran's Future Left Uncertain
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been killed in joint US-Israeli strikes on Tehran, sparking celebrations among Iranians at home and abroad — and deep alarm over what comes next.
Yuki Tamura 
Khamenei Dead: The Middle East's Most Consequential Strike in a Generation
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been killed in a joint US-Israeli military strike, triggering retaliatory attacks across the Middle East and urgent travel warnings for Australians.
Oliver Pemberton 
Petrol Prices Could Surge 40% as Iran Crisis Chokes World's Oil Lifeline
Australian drivers face petrol price rises of up to 40% as the US-Israel strike on Iran threatens to disrupt the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of global oil flows daily.
Yuki Tamura China's Foldable Titans Steal the Show at MWC 2026 in Barcelona
Honor's Magic V6 and Xiaomi's 17 Ultra headlined a Barcelona tech showcase that confirmed Chinese brands are setting the pace in premium mobile hardware.
Mitchell Tan 
Hiding in Plain Sight: Life Inside Trump's Minnesota Crackdown
A Somali asylum seeker hides in a Minneapolis home as Operation Metro Surge reshapes daily life for a community that is overwhelmingly legal.
Zara Mitchell